Riley Lake

Outline

Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1991), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.

Water clarity

9.5 ft Secchi depthModerateOlder reading

Last measured Jul 27, 1999. 1 reading on record, 1999.

Only one reading is on record.

Nothing has been measured in the last 5 years, so this may not match the lake today.

Secchi depth is how far down a white disk stays visible. A bigger number means clearer water. Clear means a Secchi depth of 10 feet or more, moderate 5 to 10 feet, low under 5 feet.

Wisconsin DNR water monitoring (volunteer and staff), via the Water Quality Portal; station RILEY LAKE - RILEY LAKE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

Today at the lake

Forecast: National Weather Service (no endorsement implied). Sunrise, sunset and moon phase are calculated. The moon phase can be a day off.

Stocking history

• Muskellungelast stocked 2025 (large fingerling); stocked in 6 years since 2010

Stocking shows what was added to the lake, not what is in it now.

Wisconsin DNR annual fish stocking summary. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

Fish recorded near this lake

• Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas1999; 2 records
• Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1999; 3 records
• Blackchin Shiner Notropis heterodon1999; 1 record
• Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis1925; 1 record
• Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1999; 4 records
• Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus1925 to 1999; 3 records
• Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans1925; 1 record
• Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis1925; 1 record
• Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus1925 to 1999; 4 records
• Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus1925 to 1999; 3 records
• Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus1925; 2 records
• Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas1925 to 1999; 5 records
• Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus1925; 2 records
• Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile1925; 2 records
• Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1925 to 1999; 6 records
• Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae1925; 1 record
• Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii1925; 2 records
• Muskellunge Esox masquinongy1999 to 2000; 6 records
• Northern Pike Esox lucius1999; 4 records
• Pearl Dace Margariscus margarita1925; 2 records
• Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1999; 4 records
• Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1999; 4 records
• Walleye Sander vitreus1999; 1 record
• White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1925 to 1999; 3 records
• Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1999; 1 record
• Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1925 to 1999; 6 records

Recorded in open fish survey and museum records (GBIF). A record shows a fish was found near this lake in that year, not that it is there now, and says nothing about how many. Most coordinates are rounded to about 1 km, so a record is attached only when one lake is the clear match.

Open fish survey and museum records from GBIF; datasets are listed on the sources page. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

More lakes in Forest County

• Little Riley Lake1.1 miles away
• Wabikon Lake1.3 miles away
• Little Pine Lake1.8 miles away
• Hardwood Lake2.1 miles away
• Little Popple Lake2.7 miles away
• Devils Lake2.7 miles away

All Forest County lakes

Where this comes from

• Size, depth and lake typeWisconsin DNR lake classifications, checked Oct 23, 2026
• OutlineWisconsin DNR 24K hydrography, checked Oct 23, 2026
• Stocking historyWisconsin DNR annual fish stocking summary, checked Oct 23, 2026
• Regulations linkWisconsin DNR fishing regulations (linked, not restated), checked Oct 23, 2026
• Water clarityWisconsin DNR water monitoring, via the Water Quality Portal, checked Oct 23, 2026
• Fish recordedOpen fish survey and museum records, via GBIF, checked Oct 23, 2026
• VHS statusWisconsin DNR VHS status by watershed, checked Oct 24, 2026
• Depth map linkWisconsin DNR lake maps list, checked Oct 24, 2026

See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.